Attention: this excursion is not suitable for cruise passengers staying for an 8-hour day.
At 8:00 a.m., the driver guide will pick you up at your hotel or residence.
We head south along the west coast to discover magnificent sites. Let’s go for a complete tour of Reunion Island!
Step 1: The “Souffleur”! A natural site, which, under the action of the waves, causes a great geyser which can reach several tens of meters high!
Step 2: The black sand beach! “Etang Salé” beach, a mixture of olivines and volcanic sand, an extraordinary beauty.
Step 3: The “Gouffre”! A long volcanic crack in which the waves come to end their course in a spectacular way. The site is very pleasant and particularly impressive when there is huge swell!
Step 4: View of Manapany! This view offers a superb panorama of the Indian Ocean and the green village of Manapany les Bains. You can see the long pebble beach as well as the natural swimming pool.
Step 5: Langevin! We continue in the south of the island, and make a stopover at the Langevin River. The “Grand Galet” waterfall is one of the most beautiful on the island!
Step 6: Cap Méchant! This is where we will have lunch. The place is most surprising: a vast green grass is covering ebony black rocks close to the deep blue of the ocean. A unique landscape where the forces of nature are fully expressed!
Step 7: the lava road! After the eruption, there are gigantic fields of solidified volcanic lava. A single road crosses this unique landscape: its name is the lava road, let’s go!
Step 8: the church “Notre Dame des Laves”! It was indeed in 1977, during a large volcanic eruption, that a lava flow destroyed everything in its path, but miraculously stopped at the entrance of the building before bypassing it.
Step 9: the East River bridge! With a maximum span of 152 meters, it was actually the longest bridge in the world when it was built in 1894!
10th stage: The Church of Sainte Anne! Listed as a historical monument in 1982, it is one of the island’s remarkable churches!
Step 11: the Niagara waterfall! It is called Niagara, because in the rainy season, its flow can be torrential, like the famous Niagara Falls!
Step 12: The Barachois of Saint Denis: an emblematic place of Reunion Island.
It was once a small port. Some old cannons, supposed to counter the English invasion in 1810, still face the sea.
Step 13: Cap la Houssaye! Our tour of the island will end with this last step: This place offers two completely different environments. The savannah and its golden grasses give this place an African feel. The vertical cliffs are battered by ocean waves.
We then return calmly back to your hotel or residence.
5:30 p.m.: End of the tour
Tips for the journey: On Réunion Island, the weather changes very quickly. Prepare for different conditions by bringing sun and rain protection (a coat, hat, sunglasses, and umbrella), sweaters and pants, and closed shoes such as sneakers.
